connen
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch cunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.
Verb
editconnen
- to know, to be familiar with, to understand
- (of a language) to speak
- (auxiliary) can, to be able to, to have the ability to
Inflection
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Alternative forms
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editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “connen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “connen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Categories:
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Middle Dutch terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵneh₃-
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch lemmas
- Middle Dutch verbs
- Middle Dutch auxiliary verbs